Sustainable Living Lab
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About the project
Sustainable Living Lab
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This is an experiential learning project focusing on spirituality, sustainability and community. Ananda Gaorii offers retreats and workshops on the topics of yoga and meditation, health, personal growth, organic food growing, alternative economic models and other topics associated with personal and social change.
💼 What the programme involves
We also host volunteers from around the world seeking a more meaningful and sustainable way of life. We have an organic bakery and grow organic veggies for market and for our own use. Yoga and meditation are part of our daily routine and we follow a vegetarian diet. Volunteer tasks include learning and practicing yoga and meditation, garden work, renovation and construction, cooking and cleaning, event organizing and hosting, organizing community activities, group facilitation, social media promotion, guiding guests and short term volunteers and regular household chores.
Volunteers will be given guidance and coaching in yoga and meditation and those who have an interest and aptitude can also take yoga teacher training. The Bio-Intensive system of organic food growing is taught as well as workshops on Permaculture and various DIY topics. Weekly classes on yoga philosophy are offered and volunteers will learn various practical skills such as vegetarian cooking, group facilitation and handyman skills through participation in the daily work of the Ashram.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation is provided in shared rooms and dormitories depending on the number of volunteers present. Vegetarian food is also provided.
📍 About the location
It is located at Ananda Gaorii Ashram, Farm and Learning Center one hour drive from Copenhagen.
Public transport is available to the nearby town of Vig and to Copenhagen. Our own bakery delivery van travels to Copenhagen every day and volunteers can get a free ride.
The beach is six kilometers away and can be reached on foot or by bicycle or by public transport.
⚠️ Requirements
We are looking for volunteers with a strong interest in yoga and meditation who are willing to practice on a daily basis. Cigarettes, drugs and alcohol are not permitted. We would like volunteers with an interest in community living ready to take an active part in community life. Practical skills such as gardening, carpentry, vehicle maintenance, computer networks, cooking appliance repair would be very helpful. Social skills such as group facilitation, organizing activities for youth, social media advertising, fund-raising, project management and volunteer management are also helpful. Music!
ℹ️ Additional information
Send us an email with your CV and cover letter.
Application deadline: 10/09/2017
Please contact the SVI for further information on how to apply!
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
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24/02/2018 → 23/12/2018
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–30 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Holbækvej 56, 4560 Vig, Denmark
Denmark
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Denmark Krone (DKK / kr)
Exchange rate
1 DKK = 0.134370 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Central European Standard Time
Local time: 21:33 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
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